Important Note: These are basic highlights…let us qualify you! DO NOT disqualify yourself based upon this information. Let us take a look at your scenario first! Plus, you can't always use the credit scores you may have, we use your real credit scores.

Rather than loan limits, USDA has implemented income limits. These limits are generous as they are 115% of the moderate income level for the household size of the County your buying in.

Like all home loans, your income will determine what size loan amount you can qualify for.

Click Hereto use USDA's income chart. Click in income Eligibility Single Family Housing. Click on your State link, then look at the County you're buying in underneath the column that reflects your household size. Use the largest income number on the chart.

Note: Regardless of who will be on the loan, ALL household income for ALL adults must be considered.

Basically, the USDA home loan program has 2 things it looks at when determining property eligibility:
(1) Location
(2) Physical Properties of the house.

Location Eligibility:
Determining the location eligibility is simple. Just Click Hereand use this tool to determine if your area is eligible. Simply click on your State, the whatever County your looking in. This will bring up a color coded map. The areas shaded in "orange" are ineligible, all other areas are O.K. It's that simple!

Physical Properties:

Single family homes only (no multi-units homes)

Condos/Townhomes OK

Home must be in working order (no "fixer uppers" with mechanical issues)

No mobile homes

Swimming pools (Above Ground Only) can not be used to determine the value of the home

An FHA appraisal will be used

Basically, a standard home in working order is what's expected…this is NOT a "fixer upper" program